Quenya

Quen·ya
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US, UK/ˈkwɛn.jə/US, pin pen merger/ˈkwɪn.jə/[ˈkʷwɛɲja]

proper noun

A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.

    If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.

    2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024

Origin

  1. QuenyaQuenya
  2. EnglishQuenya

From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root *kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.

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Translations

Bulgarian куеня
  • куеня (kuenja)constructed language
Dutch Quenyaans
  • Quenyaansconstructed language
Esperanto kvenja lingvo, quenya
  • kvenja lingvoconstructed language
  • quenyaconstructed language
  • la kvenjaconstructed language
French quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
German Quenya
  • Quenyaconstructed language
Greek Κουένυα
  • Κουένυα (Kouénya)constructed language
Hungarian quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
Italian quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
Japanese クウェンヤ
  • クウェンヤ (kuwen'ya)constructed language
Korean 꿰냐
  • 꿰냐 (kkwenya)constructed language
Norwegian quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
Polish quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
Russian квэ́нья, кве́нья
  • квэ́нья (kvɛ́nʹja)constructed language
  • кве́нья (kvénʹja)constructed language
Spanish quenya
  • quenyaconstructed language
Welsh Cwenia
  • Cweniaconstructed language

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Quenya

Kenya
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Cite this entry
APA

Quenya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quenya

MLA

“Quenya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quenya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quenya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quenya.

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